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Key Benefits

The all-new HP ProLiant BL685c server blade, delivers no-compromise performance and expansion in the densest 4P server blade form factor available.
  » 4P performance and expansion in a server blade
  » Design and availability features you can depend on
  » Industry-leading management and configuration tools

No-compromise performance and expansion

Outstanding performance from the densest four processor server blade form factor available, including dual- or quad-core processors, expanded memory capacity and best-in-class networking.


  • Up to four AMD Opteron™ 8000 Series processors delivering 64-bit computing with industry-leading performance-per-watt and price/performance-per-watt.
  • AMD Direct Connect Architecture eliminates bottlenecks inherent in traditional front-side bus architectures, thereby increasing overall system performance.
  • Sixteen DIMM sockets support a large memory footprint of up to 64GB ECC 667MHz Registered DDR2 for memory-intensive applications.
  • Two embedded Multifunction Gigabit NICs with TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) and iSCSI support and two embedded Gigabit Ethernet NICs.
  • Three mezzanine I/O expansion slots allow for configuration options, such as Multifunction Gigabit NICs, 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet NICs, Fibre Channel and Infiniband.

Design and availability

Proven ProLiant design and availability features you can depend on.


  • Delivers the ProLiant experience you expect with the same hard drives, memory, and RAID controllers as traditional, rack-mount ProLiant servers, plus the additional benefits of the HP BladeSystem.
  • HP Smart Array E200i storage controller delivers essential RAID 0 and 1 support with optional battery-backed write cache for additional fault tolerance to limit costly network downtime.
  • Hot plug serial hard disk drives for maximum availability.
  • Embedded Gigabit Ethernet NICs for redundant LAN connections.
  • Advanced ECC memory protection.

Industry-leading management and configuration tools

Industry-leading management and configuration tools offer superior remote administration, superb life cycle management and resource utilization.


Conserve valuable IT resources and time by centralizing and simplifying management functions with Integrated Lights-Out 2 Standard Blade Edition and Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem.

HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Standard Blade Edition
Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) Standard Blade Edition delivers the industry's most complete, high-performance, out-of-band remote management solution. With new Virtual KVM performance, iLO 2 Standard Blade Edition provides all of the capabilities required for administrative or maintenance tasks from a single remote console. iLO 2 also provides true in-front-of-the-server control of systems located in data centers or remote locations from the office, home, or travel locations, eliminating unnecessary travel and increasing IT efficiency and responsiveness. Now IT administrators have a single remote management and control solution.

HP iLO 2 Select
Get even more out of iLO 2 by upgrading to iLO Select Pack, featuring power regulator reporting, scripted multi-server virtual media and additional enterprise security. iLO 2 Select has flexible licensing including site licenses and an eight blade kit.

HP Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem
Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem is an integrated suite of software that simplifies the provisioning and management of HP BladeSystem infrastructures. Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem delivers comprehensive management for HP BladeSystem including hardware resource deployment, health and performance monitoring, software version control, and vulnerability scanning and patch management. Transform your data center into a best run server infrastructure with time-smart management software that delivers total control, maximum flexibility, and tangible savings to your business.
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